I said that in the other thread, but I heard that Mr.Thielemann played with a young pianist (He was the replacement of Mr.Bronfman and my only impression was, oh! He played alright until the end!). So he is generous enough to fit the young player…

Maybe artists who don’t respond to the Liszt sonata simply shouldn’t enter the Liszt Competition…not like it’s a piece you have to learn for every competition! And this certainly isn’t the only piano competition around…

Liberace took extraordinary liberties with Liszt’s 2nd Piano Concerto music and yet he’s generally quite restrained in his manner compared to some contemporary pianists. Competitors take note! :https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_2o83h-lrsQ

Overexposure? Nonsense, it‘s a competition, not a concert program. Jury members are professionals who want to judge competitors by a standard work. Standard procedure, nothing really to see or to comment on here by the peanut gallery.

I hear your argument, but I find it regrettable — competition or not — that a composer who has left such a vast legacy as Liszt all too often gets reduced to very few pieces ( Mephisto Valse being another one ).
Instead this member of the peanut gallery would prefer seeing participants to be encouraged to venture out and find equally interesting works e.g. such as the Grosses Konzertsolo ( the predecessor of the b- minor sonata).

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